Fate and pain

Chapter five

Gwen

Heidi drive inside the compound. She gets down hurriedly, heat emanating from her.

She didn't even bother to stop the car before she walk to the side of my seat. She opens the door and pull me out with my clothes. I fall to the floor and graze my knee.

My heartbeat increases drastically and fear overtook me.

I knew this was going to happen. I anticipated it. Just that, I fear this might lead to my death.

"Follow me!" She yells and strides inside.

I get up and run after her. I rush inside the living room. Elsa and Dixie are already inside, laughing and watching Ryder's basketball match.

I can see Ryder moving towards the basket. He smiles of victory as the ball escape through the basket. The smile he had on his face when he spoke to me the other time.

Something hard collides with my cheek. The impact makes me fall. Tears sting my eyes as I look up at Heidi and realize she had just slapped me.

"I don't believe you are still looking at him," her expression was from as she watch me. I look away from her and decide to start counting the slaps I will get from her today.

She looks so angry. I've never seen her this way for so long. The last time she treated me this way was why I mistakenly washed her movie ticket with her clothes. She nearly killed me that day.

"Hey! What did she do this time!" Dixie watches me like she's going to swallow me alive. I hate her the most. Even though she's the youngest of us all, yet she's the most wicked.

It would have been hell for me if she was the eldest.

Heidi forced herself to sit, you will still be able to note that she's just forcing her emotions in. And she's very much angry.

"Yes, what did the idiot did," Elsa chimes in annoyingly.

"You can't believe this bitch spoke with my crush? She spoke with Ryder?"

Elsa whips her head back to her, her expression full of shock, " What are you talking about? She spoke to Ryder or Ryder spoke to her?"

Heidi sighs and looks away, " Both happened."

" What!" The two sisters scream at once, jerking me out of the trance I was about to enter.

"How can she speak with Ryder when you are there," Elsa comment irritably.

"She's not even beautiful, to begin with. Was Ryder going to offer to send her to the florist school? Perhaps to assist the florist to sweep the whole place," she says and they all burst out laughing.

The tears falls and I made no attempt to stop it. I will never stop feeling miserable. They will never make me stop. They will always do their best to make sure I feel miserable always.

Why can't it be normal for me? Why is it so hard for me.

"I am going to deal with you Gwen! I am going to show you pepper. How dare you move closer to my Ryder! Do you think you can be compared to me?" Her high-pitched voice makes me shudder.

I kneel and bow my head, "Please, forgive me. I didn't know he was the one. I didn't even expect him to be. I wasn't planning on talking with anyone. Please, forgive me."

" Kill her, Heidi!" Dixie says, her expression on me harden.

" No," Elsa shakes her head slightly, "Break a leg and let's see if Ryder will be able to speak with her the next time."

"Destroy her pretty face!" Dixie adds and I look up at her, surprised. Then, I realize I'm not the only one so surprised.

Heidi and Elsa are also looking at her with shocked expression.

What! Pretty face?

"What do you mean by that?" Heidi seems to be going above the normal anger gauge. And this time, I felt the anger was directed at Dixie.

"I meant her ugly face that Ryder sees as pretty," she mumbles inaudibly but I heard her clearly.

Elsa hisses, " How did you know Ryder finds her attractive?"

" I don't know," Dixie says and stands, " I don't feel like watching any program again," she whines before walking away.

Heidi turns to look at me, " This was all your fault! I am going to show you!"

I cry the more. I feel so scared. I don't believe Dixie just added to my punishment.

What does she meant by pretty face? Everyone here knows how ugly I am.

I don't even look at the mirror. When, I was banned from doing so.

And whenever I use it, all I see is a pitiful and ugly girl trying to survive. Nothing more.

"Make me some food, I'm starving," Elsa says annoyingly and I force myself up.

Even my legs realized what is happening to my mind. I felt weak all over my body. And my cheek still hurts from the slap.

Heidi slaps are like a punishment from above. It would always sting me for days. And it would swell up and would only go down if I dab it with warm water.

I walk inside the kitchen and decides to make some spaghetti with meats. It's already four in the afternoon. So, it will be like dinner.

The kitchen is my number one place of solace. I've always loved cooking. I don't know why maybe it's because it's what I do the most. I mean I cant even avoid it.

I am the only one that cooks in this house and I love it.

There was even a day I dreamt of becoming a chef. Perhaps, there would come a day where fortune will shine at me and I will eventually become who I have never expected.

Firstly, I will like to leave this place I call home.

Yes, that will be my first step of ensuring I become who I want to be.

I made some sausage as dessert.

After an hour of cooking, I have nearly forgotten my nemesis until the door opens and Heidi walks in.

My heartbeat quicken and I fear it might escape from it's place.

I just don't know why Heidi is always acting like a witch. I don't even know why she hates me so much.

We used to be so close when we were younger. Dixie hated me the moment she knew I was not her blood sister but Heidi, she was always defending me.

But suddenly, she turned back and started acting like a witch.

"Do you think I've forgotten?" She snares at me and I could feel the sweat broke off on my forehead and palm.

She moves nearer and the only thing I could do was stare at her face, at the dark expression there.

"You must think you've escaped me right?" Her eyes thin and her mouth form a devilish smile.

I seriously wonder what is going through his thick skull. Whatever it is, it's not good.

"Tomorrow," she stops walking but continues to look at me," you will lose a leg tomorrow morning, mark my words," she finishes and hisses before walking out.

I release the breath I didn't even know I was keeping.

What did she mean by that?

Well, there's something I've always learned from Heidi. And that is, never take her words for naught.

If she said that, then she must have something she's planning to do.

I finish up with the rest of the meal and dish it out for my stepmother and my stepsisters.

Since I'm not allowed to sit and eat together with them, I dished mine out separately and begin to eat in my room.

An hour after I was done, I refused to walk out of my room. Now is when I just start feeling the pains of the slap.

Maybe I should warm water for my face.

I stand and walk out of the room. While walking past Heidi's room, I heard whisper. I stop as I decides to hear what they were talking about.

I place my ears near the door so I will be able to hear whatever they were saying inside.

"I don't think you should wait till morning," a voice whispers, it sounds like Dixie's voice. I will always recognize it anywhere.

"I don't believe you will want to break a leg and cost us to lose more money when there's something easier you can do."

" What's that?" Heidi sounds curious.

" Damage her face!" She says dangerously and my heart starts going than normal, " It's the face that's stopping you. Ryder wouldn't be able to recognize her if she has sores all over."

I grasp. What are they planning to do with me?

" So, what do you suggest we do?"

Silence permeate and I move nearer.

"We have gas. We should burn her face."

My heart stops for a moment. What the fuck do they mean by that? My face!

I hit into the door and I feel sweats break off my head.

"Who's there?!" Heidi's voice rings out. My body shudder uncontrollably.

I need to do something! I need to do something immediately.